| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals |
| Terry Bozzio | drums |
| Captain Beefheart | soprano saxophone, harmonica, vocals |
| Napoleon Murphy Brock | tenor saxophone, vocals |
| George Duke | keyboards, vocals |
| Bruce Fowler | trombone |
| Tom Fowler | bass |
| Denny Walley | guitar |
| Jimmy Carl Black | vocals | 5/23/75 El Paso |
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals | |
| Terry Bozzio | drums, vocals | |
| Napoleon Murphy Brock | tenor saxophone, vocals | |
| Roy Estrada | bass, vocals | |
| André Lewis | keyboards, vocals | |
| Norma Jean Bell | alto saxophone, vocals | 11/1/75-12/9/75 |
| Norma Jean Bell | alto saxophone, vocals | 10/31/75 (both shows) New York |
| Ralphe Armstrong | sitar | 12/5/75 London |
| Darryl Dybka | keyboards | 12/5/75 London, and probably 12/2/75 Green Bay, 12/4/75 Toronto |
| Eddie Jobson | violin | 12/7/75 Hamilton, 12/8/75 Montreal |
| Gary McDonald ("Norman Gunston") | harmonica | 1/20/76 Sydney |
| Davey Moire | harmonica | 2/15/76 Ludwigshafen |
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals | |
| Terry Bozzio | drums, vocals | |
| Eddie Jobson | keyboards, violin | |
| Patrick O'Hearn | bass | |
| Ray White | guitar, vocals | |
| Bianca | keyboards, vocals | 10/76-11/15/76 |
| Ronnie Cuber | baritone saxophone | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live, 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Tom Malone | trombone | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live, 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Lou Marini | alto saxophone (tenor on SNL) | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live, 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Ruth Underwood | percussion | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live, 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Don Grolnick | keyboards | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Alan Rubin | trumpet | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Mauricio Smith | alto saxophone | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| David Shaw (aka Dahoud Shaar) | percussion | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Cheryl Hardwick | keyboards | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Bob Cranshaw | string bass | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Mike Brecker | tenor saxophone | 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Randy Brecker | trumpet | 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Dave Samuels | percussion | 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| John Smothers | vocals | 11/6/76 Troy |
| Ralphe Armstrong | bass | 11/19/76 Detroit |
| Don Brewer | drums | 11/19/76 Detroit |
| Howard Kaylan | vocals | 11/19/76 Detroit |
| Mark Volman | vocals | 11/19/76 Detroit |
| John Belushi | vocals, saxophone | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live |
| Don Pardo | sophisticated narration | 12/11/76 Saturday Night Live, 12/26/76-12/29/76 New York |
| Sugar Blue | harmonica | 2/2/77 Paris |
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals |
| Terry Bozzio | drums, vocals |
| Adrian Belew | guitar, vocals |
| Ed Mann | percussion |
| Tommy Mars | keyboards, vocals |
| Patrick O'Hearn | bass |
| Peter Wolf | keyboards |
| Howard Kaylan | vocals | 9/29/77 Toronto |
| Mark Volman | vocals | 9/29/77 Toronto |
| Roy Estrada | vocals | 10/30/77 New York, 10/31/77 New York, 12/31/77 Los Angeles |
| Phil Kaufman | vocal trombone | 10/30/77 New York |
| Thomas Nordegg | magic trick | 10/30/77 New York |
| Carol Bozzio | dancing | 11/19/77 Stanford |
Index of Musicians
Band line-ups:
1-Black 2-Dunbar 3-Gordon 4-Humphrey/Thompson 5-Bozzio 6-Colaiuta/Logeman 7-Wackerman
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